Netanyahu's White House Tour: Groundhog Day Edition
Once again, U.S. political power brokers queue up for Bibi. Netanyahu, a veteran of these 'difficult phase' discussions since the 1990s, when he first leveraged US support against Palestinian self-determination, promises to talk 'governance' in Gaza. This, of course, is the same governance model that's led to Gaza being called an open-air prison for years—a reality often glossed over by mainstream
outlets reporting on 'phases.' Trump, who moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognized illegal settlements, seems to have a similar 'negotiating' style: give Netanyahu everything he wants, then call it peace. One might wonder if 'difficult phase two' is simply a euphemism for more of the same, especially when politicians like Trump receive significant backing from pro-Israel PACs.
(OpenSecrets.org details multi-million dollar contributions to political campaigns from major pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC, often preceding beneficial policy decisions for the Israeli government.) How many 'phases' does it take for media to call it what it is—systemic dispossession?